Chapter 66
When Lu Bo Ting said he wouldnât fire him, Shi Nian was immediately happy that he was free to fight without consequences.
Lu Bo Ting didnât know what to think. How can someone so smart feel stupid in this regard?
âNot to mention that you might be hiding some other skills, but with just those youâve shown so far, even if you go to the Wu family and beat up councillor Wu, he will not hold you responsible as long as you are willing to work for him.
Shi Nian: âI know, but I donât feel comfortable without a guarantee.â
After all, the dungeon infinity game had cast a huge shadow on his psyche. He desperately needed a generous boss to wash away the memory of his dismissal.
Of course, he trusted Lu Bo Tingâs character. Otherwise, if Shi Nian really put more thought into not being discovered, the other party would not have been able to do so easily.
The two of them started to fight quietly.
As soon as the fight started, Shi Nian said cheerfully, âGood, very good! You are much stronger than they are! â
âYour mental strengthâ¦.â Lu Bo Ting had a vague feeling that Shi Nian was not really giving his best. In this way, it was already equal to his, and sometimes even overflowed a little.
âBoss, itâs a very good character to know something but not comment, as you did before.â Shi Nian rushed forward, âIâm going to attack!â
His tone was light and quick, but his hands were unmistakable.
Lu Bo Ting finally understood why those who fought Shi Nian said he had a talent for fighting.
Yes, a genius.
If he hadnât been so experienced, he would have been pinned down the moment the fight started.
Thatâs why it wasnât really unfair that Ji Yiqing lost that time.
It wasnât that he was weak, it was that Shi Nian was too strong.
Only by fighting him could they learn that his strength was more than just mental strength. Wang Haoshengâs words about him being strong when he met strong opponents were not nonsense. Only when fighting can one know what it means to be a genius.
âYou fight like this yetâ¦â Lu Bo Ting said, âYou really are someone who hasnât experienced war.â
Shi Nian said to himself, âIâm sure Iâve been to war. After all, the cultivation world was not like the interstellar world, especially on the main planet. One canât even have the chance to fight.
The cultivation world is a place where people fight and die all day long, and he himself had experienced many fierce life and death battles.
Not to mention, in the infinite dungeon game, almost every day was a fight or battle.
The two fought for a full four hours, with no wins or losses. There was no such thing as one giving way to the other. Shi Nian was very strong, but Lu Bo Ting was not weak either.
He had not earned the title of the strongest powerhouse in the galaxy for nothing.
However, he felt that the mecha level Shi Nian was using was too low. Even though it could be used at an S-level or even higher in the game, the weapons and some small details inside were indeed inferior to high-level mechas.
âWhy donât you get a new mecha?â Lu Bo Ting asked.
Shi Nian said, âThis one looks beautiful. Donât you think it looks like a phoenix? â
Lu Bo Ting suddenly remembered the new mecha that Mr. Zhou had made, which was absolutely high class and a fire phoenix.
Shi Nian also thought of it.
Speaking of this, itâs been a few days since they last talked to the man.
After returning that time, Lu Bo Ting didnât ask any more questions, and Shi Nian didnât bring it up either. But he was still very itchy about that mecha, and now that he thought about itâ¦
âWhy not try this; Iâll look into mecha manufacturing and also assist with my knowledge in space technology. Otherwise, if we give him a space stone, he will study but still not reach my level in space knowledge even after 100 years of research. Let me help. However, when that mecha is done, it will be mine. â
âOld man Zhou has driven a mecha before, so he can definitely make another after his experience with my mecha. So the next one will be yours. â
âDonât worry, you wonât lose out.â
Lu Bo Ting:â⦠okay!â
He didnât understand why Shi Nian needed the mecha, yet he wouldnât be able to open it or even drive it. Is it enough to just record it in the game with real input because it looks good?
The two of them reached an agreement. They then continued to fight some more before going offline together.
After all, it was really late.
The two of them had no idea that during the four hours or so they had been happily âplayingâ and fighting, the outside was going crazy with the big melon that Shi Nian had put out.
At first, it was over the matter of him being the guide.
Before this, no one would have ever guessed it. Even the one or two who occasionally said it did not believe it themselves. They were just the kind who liked to pick the opposite of public opinion, and without exception, they were asked how much they had drank.
Of course, at this point in time, these comments turn out to be true.
But there are still people who donât believe it. After all, which guide is so brutal that he can beat sentinels? Even though itâs in the game, the game is purely operational, except for the point of allowing guides to board mechas.
âWhat kind of level is that? Itâs fake. What kind of guide is that aggressive? I heard that he fights with a lot of power and is not gentle at all. â
âUpstairs, thatâs a fan of Shi Nian. Whatâs Shi Nian like? In previous games, he fought so aggressively and was so powerful.
In short, neither of the two factions could convince the other. But most people didnât believe it and thought that it must be false information in order not to be bothered.
âItâs a guide with a mental power almost like that of SS, which is very conspicuous. Does anyone know of such a person?
Of course, there are also those who say things like; âIt took so long to say that he is a guide. So people have been looking for him for so long for nothing⦠and all sorts of things.
But it didnât take long for someone to find out that Lu Bo Ting was also online and had opened a room with a password. At the same time, someone also found out that Shi Nianâs vest account had also opened a room with the same password.
Although both of them were in privacy mode and the room number couldnât be seen, one could guess that they must have been together.
So they were convinced that Shi Nianâs fan was a sentinel and only wanted to avoid being disturbed by telling the growing number of people that he was a guide.
Most were curious about the results of the battle, and, of course, there were those who were convinced that he was definitely going to the Lu family in the future.
The Bai family and the Wu family both believed this argument and were furious.
Senator Bai, in particular, was determined to get him onto his familyâs boat.
Now that wish has come to nothing.
âLu Bo Ting!â
How could he draw both geniuses together?
When he looked at his two sons, he was angry again.
How can one or two have grievances with the Bai family? As if that wasnât enough, one of them was his own grandson, and his son was such a waste that he couldnât coax him back.
At this time, his eldest son finally reacted, âDad, what did you mean earlier? To let Shi Nian come back and take over the Bai family? How can that work? He is a childâ¦â¦ â
Senator Bai heard this and immediately vomited a mouthful of blood.
Bai Bingyan glanced at his eldest brother and said, âYou only reacted to such an obvious thing now? And you actually say that you arenât stupid and we let you take over. Do you have this ability? Itâs shameless to be poisonous, bad, and stupid. â
At these words, the two brothers argued again. Senator Bai was so angry that he threw them out on the spot.
Adjutant Xue Chi, of course, now knew what the marshal had been up to by now.
His light brain could not stop ringing.
After all, Lu Bo Ting was in the game and could not be contacted, so naturally, everyone came to him to ask for information.
Their own people came to ask whether he was a sentinel or not. Or if he had decided to come to their regiment. Of course, outsiders were also prying for information, which made the already confused Adjutant Xue even more confused.
The problem was, he didnât know anything either ah!
He really wanted to yell, âI donât know any more than you guys.â
Shi Nianâs fan did say that they would have a chance to fight secretly in the future. But he didnât think he was serious, let alone this quietly!
He didnât know what was going on at this point and rushed off to wait for Lu Bo Ting.
As soon as Marshal Lu came out of the game cabin, he saw his adjutant.
Xue Chi: âMarshal, whatâs going on with that guy? Heâs â¦â¦â
All Lu Bo Ting said was, âShi Nian should be looking for you right now.â
Adjutant Xue: ââ¦â¦â
He remembered that he still had a bet with Shi Nian.
Where is that little ancestor?
The little ancestor was probably playing a game or eating the melon on starnet. But no doubt, he would soon come over and tell him to take all those clothes.
Forgetting is not an option. After all, he had made a point of mentioning it in front of the little ancestor before.
âNo.â In a desperate struggle, Xue Chi said, âMarshal, people are now saying that he is lying about being a guide. You have fought with him. You should have some inside information, right? â
âHeâs a guide.â Lu Bo Ting said, âYou should get ready to carry your clothes home!â
Adjutant Xue: ââ¦..â
He remembered, with hindsight, that day when Lu Bo Ting told him not to go look for trouble in front of Shi Nian over this matter.
It turned out that he was not trying to be biassed towards Shi Nian, but was advising him for his own good!
He regretted not listening to his advice.
When the two of them returned to the downstairs hall from the games room, Shi Nian was already waiting there.
He smiled and looked over, âAdjutant Xue, come and get your clothes!â
Xue Chi: â⦠â
What a shame!
He also suddenly remembered that when he made the bet, his intention was to make Shi Nian lure out the fan who had disappeared offline. He didnât even mention what would happen if he won.
âBe content.â Shi Nian said, âAfter all, the man has really come out, and your goal has been achieved. Although, there are some incidentals. â
âIf you donât wear them yourself, you can give them to your cousins or whatever. In retrospect, those clothes were not cheap, so you have not lost out. â
ââ¦â¦â
Xue Chi: âOur family is full of sentinels, there is no one guide. Even my sister is a sentinel, and she is taller than me. Anyway, even I canât wear the clothes, let alone they, who will really be like a pig in a blanket. â
He looked pained, but Shi Nian had no qualms in saying, âThatâs a pity. Then only you can only wear them. Remember to take pictures for me when you get back.â
Xue Chi: â⦠â
Whereâs your conscience? Do you have any conscience at all?
He looked at Lu Bo Ting, and the latter asked him, âDo you want me to get someone to help you move them?â
Xue Chi: â⦠â
Shi Nian: âNo, Iâm very considerate. I have already brought them downstairs.â
As he said that, he brought out the clothes he had already packed into the storage bag together with their hangers and laid them out in rows.
âAdjutant Xue, you can take them back!â
Xue Chi: â⦠â
No, he didnât want to take them. But he could not delay any longer. He could only prepare to take the clothes with a bitter face.
But at that moment, the door outside opened.
There were few people living in the Marshalâs residence here, and even fewer could come in at will. The only two people who were living there now were Shi Nian and Lu Bo Ting, who were already in the room.
âThe old marshal is back?â Adjutant Xue asked.
Shi Nian immediately sat up straight, and the earlier raised legs quickly retracted.
If the Old Marshal Lu had returned, then Madam Lu, the bossâs mother, must have returned too!
As expected, in the next second, Mrs. Luâs voice could already be heard.
âItâs already this late and that brat is still awake. Itâs true that when Iâm not home, he has no one to take care of him.â
Shi Nian glanced at Lu Bo Ting.
Tsk tsk, I didnât expect that the dignified Marshal Lu was under the control of his mother.
He didnât realize that he was sitting straighter than the others at the moment.
Mrs. Lu has already rushed over there. She always seems to be more girlish when with her peers, but at home, she didnât need to maintain her ladylike demeanour.
She ran in happily and bumped into a living room full of clothes.
âBuying clothes?â Mrs. Lu said: âItâs good to buy some clothes, but I know my son, itâs definitely impossible.â
Xue Chi stood aside with a bitter face, maintaining a solemn appearance, and the two clothes in his hands had not yet been put down.
Mrs. Lu wondered, âThese clothes look quite familiar.â
But she had bought so many clothes that she couldnât even remember what some of her own clothes looked like, let alone those given out to others.
However, adjutant Xue seemed to have seen some hope and immediately said, âMadam Lu, these are the clothes you gave to Mr. Shi last time.â
Shi Nian said in his heart, âYou want to use the bossâs mother to avoid taking them back? You think too much. â
He snorted coldly and said, âYes, thatâs the batch. I said the other day that Adjutant Xue liked it. Iâve been so busy before, but now that I was recently free, I called him to come take a good look. After all, he works so hard, itâs good to give him some reward! â
âYes, yes, yes.â Mrs. Lu immediately said, âNow that I know Xiao Xue likes these, Iâll buy some for you next time I do some shopping.â
Adjutant Xue: ââ¦â¦â
First look again. The size doesnât even fit!
Shi Nian leaned in close to Lu Bo Ting and whispered, âBoss, itâs lucky your mother wasnât concerned about the size.â
Otherwise, this batch of clothes might not have been sent out today.
Lu Bo Ting: ââ¦â¦â
âShe must have noticed. She may be insensitive in other areas, but when it comes to clothes, jewellery, and cosmetics, sheâd never miss a beat. â
After all, a red lipstick can be distinguished from a classic red, a vintage matte red, or a tipped red. Sometimes, just by listening to the colour code, she can realise exactly what colour it is and say which brand has the best colour.
A mere size issue is something impossible for her to ignore.
âShe likes you, so sheâs pretending not to know on purpose.â
Shi Nian said at once, âBoss, your mother is so nice.â
Mrs Lu briefly spoke to Adjutant Xue and then looked at Shi Nian, âShi, that long hair potion you made is really good. Look at my hair now; itâs dark, shiny, and smooth. Iâve even done several hair styles that I couldnât handle before. Itâs fantastic.â
Shi Nian immediately said: âBossâs mother, if you like it, I also have a new skincare lotion that is guaranteed to be easy to use. Oh yes, even one for long eyelashes. No need for false eyelashes in the future. â
Mrs Luâs eyes lit up when she heard that, âReally, youâre amazing.â
âThatâs true.â Shi Nian said, âIf you want anything in the future, you can tell me. Iâll do some research and maybe Iâll come up with something. â
âEyebrows! My eyebrows are a bit too thin, and the tail is not perfectly shaped, so I have to rely on high-tech implantation or paint them every time.â
âOK, Iâll look into it later.â
Old Marshal Lu took one look at them and turned to Lu Bo Ting, saying, âCome with me to the study. Letâs talk about some business.â
Xue Chi was about to follow them when he heard the old Marshal say, âForget it, itâs late. Youâd better go back to bed early. By the way, remember to take your clothes with you. â
Adjutant Xue: ââ¦..â
He really wanted to cry, and he had the feeling that he was being bullied by this whole family.
No, he must be thinking too much.